• Full knotwork border with a decorated initial 'F'(acturus), and arms in the shape of a bisected axe head, with a black eagle poised on a sword on a gold ground in the upper half, two crossed swords on a blue ground in the lower half, and the initials 'V' and 'B' on either side., Ab urbe condita (index De gestis romanorum; Historia romana)

a black eagle poised on a sword on a gold ground in the upper half, two crossed swords on a blue ground in the lower half, and the initials 'V' and 'B' on either side. f. 152 is a ruled

• Drawings, including of king Saul, the priest Eli, who falls dead after being told that his two sons had been killed and the ark of God taken by the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:17-18); and the destruction of the city of Jerusalem., Summary of the Liber Concordiae Novi ac Veteris Testamenti (Harmony of the Old and New Testaments), imperfect

68, 70v-73v, 75-92). 3 large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in purple and red (ff. 2, 4, 9). Smaller initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Summary of the Liber Concordiae Novi

• Text pages with marginal commentary and illuminated initial 'S'(ic), at the beginning of Book VI: 'Sic factur lacrimans, classique immittit habenas'., Aeneis (index Aeneid) , with a verse preface (ff. 1-201); Extract from Servius on Aeneis 6 (f. 202)

I is a paper flyleaf.Marginal commentary (ff. 87v to 97). 18 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with red, blue, and brown penwork decoration (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 16, 16v, 32v, 47, 47v, 61v, 79, 79v, 97v,

• null, Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, ending imperfectly

i recto. Large initials in blue with red flourishing and foliate infill, or red with brown flourishing and infill, at the start of texts and major divisions. Small initials similar but simpler. Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, ending imperfectly Medieval ownership(?)

• null, Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, ending imperfectly

i recto. Large initials in blue with red flourishing and foliate infill, or red with brown flourishing and infill, at the start of texts and major divisions. Small initials similar but simpler. Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, ending imperfectly Medieval ownership(?)

• Pen-flourished initials, Meditations on the Life of Christ

catchwords. Alternating initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or in red with violet pen-flourishing. Rubrics in red (now faded). Meditations on the Life of Christ Written in 1454 by Jacobus de Parma in Bologna for Frater Gabriel, provincial vicar: colophon,

• Detail of historiated initial., Miscellany, including Liber Hermetis de alchimia (ff. 155-157); Liber triginta verborum (ff. 164-166); De duodecim aquis (ff. 166v-167v); and De naturis colorum iuxta Aristotelem 70 preceptorum (ff. 185v-186).

1457 to Würzburg). 1 large red initial with a human face (f. 84). Large and small initials in red, green, blue, or brown, two decorated with patterns. Paraphs in red. Marginalia. 1 table (f. 121). Blank spaces left (for illustrations?).

• Detail of an illuminated initial with knotwork motifs 'A'(nnus)., Ab urbe condita (index De gestis romanorum; Historia romana)

a black eagle poised on a sword on a gold ground in the upper half, two crossed swords on a blue ground in the lower half, and the initials 'V' and 'B' on either side (f. 1).Nathaniel Noel (fl. 1681,

• Detail of an illuminated initial with knotwork motifs 'S'(equitur)., Ab urbe condita (index De gestis romanorum; Historia romana)

a black eagle poised on a sword on a gold ground in the upper half, two crossed swords on a blue ground in the lower half, and the initials 'V' and 'B' on either side (f. 1).Nathaniel Noel (fl. 1681,

• Decorated initial 'C'(UM) with interlace accompanied by a partial decorated border with flowers and arms of Schioppo of Verona., Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi

and colours with interlace combined with a partial decorated border with flowers and heraldry (f. 1). A smaller initial in blue marks the beginning of each book. Marginal notes in green, purple, and red ink, sometimes accompanied by a small

• Miniature of Francis of Assisi appearing to his biographer, Bonaventure, and Thomas Aquinas entering the cell, folllowed by a Dominican and a Franciscan. Coat of arms of Giovanni Francesco di Malatesta. The Franciscan saints in the four corners of the border are (clockwise): Anthony of Padua, Louis of Toulouse, Bernardino of Siena and Clare., Legend and Life of Francis of Assisi (with Miracles)

59, 64, 68v, 72, 76v, 85v, 88). Numerous smaller initials in colours and gold. Numerous pen-flourished initials in red and blue. Legend and Life of Francis of Assisi (with Miracles) Written by Alessandro da Bologna, Augustinian friar and scribe, at

• Illuminated initial 'N'(ulle), at the beginning of the Nova statuta., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'N'(ulle), at the beginning of the Nova statuta., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(ome) of Edward III, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Detail of an historiated initial 'R'(ichard) of Richard II, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Detail of an historiated initial 'H'(enry) of Henry IV, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) of Henry VI, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Detail of an historiated initial 'N'(ostre) of Henry V, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Historiated initial 'C'(ome) of Edward III, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Historiated initial 'R'(ichard) of Richard II, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index